February 12, 2026 Aluminum price rises as looming smelter closure adds to supply strains Copper also extended gains, buoyed by a tighter supply outlook and a weakening dollar.
February 12, 2026 Op-Ed: Canadians must match American urgency in the race for critical minerals Canada has the minerals the West needs, but slow permits and weak processing threaten our strategic moment.
February 12, 2026 South America seen as West’s safest minerals bet: Report New risk data suggests the region offers a rare mix of large reserves, political stability and pro-West alignment.
February 11, 2026 South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31.
February 11, 2026 CopperTech deploys space technology to ramp up exploration at Konkola mine The partnership brings together Axiom’s geoscience and VBKOM’s mining systems expertise and Fleet Space’s ExoSphere platform.
February 11, 2026 White Gold to create critical minerals explorer in Yukon Territory The spin-out will hold six properties that host several large-scale targets prospective for copper, molybdenum, tungsten, antimony, zinc and bismuth.
February 11, 2026 Congo copper exports up 10% last year as boom extends Congo’s expanding output provides some relief to a copper market that’s suffered a series of supply shocks.
February 11, 2026 Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said.
February 10, 2026 Evolution Mining to power ahead with expansion Australia’s second-largest gold miner will proceed with A$794 million ($562 million) worth of expansions at its Northparkes mine.
February 10, 2026 Copper and aluminum prices drop as gains peter out before China break Exchange inventories have been rising in China and the wider Asian market in the run-up to the holiday.
Hecla nearly doubles exploration budget The Idaho-based miner said it will spend $55 million on its projects in Nevada and producing assets. February 13, 2026 | 09:01 am
